27-7-503 - Definitions. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 27-7-503. Definitions.
 

[Until July 1, 2010, this section will read:]
 

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise: 
 

(a) "Claimant agency" means the State Department of Public Welfare with respect to the collection of debts due and owing for the care, support or maintenance of a child. 

(b) "Commission " means the State Tax Commission of the State of Mississippi. 

(c) "Debtor" means any individual owing overdue support for a child as defined by federal regulations. 

(d) "Debt" means any overdue support for a child as defined by federal regulations. 

(e) "Refund" means the Mississippi income tax refund which the commission determines to be due any individual taxpayer. 
 

[Effective from and after July 1, 2010, this section will read:]
 

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise: 

(a) "Claimant agency" means the State Department of Public Welfare with respect to the collection of debts due and owing for the care, support or maintenance of a child. 

(b) "Commission, " "State Tax Commission," "Tax Commission" or "department" means the Department of Revenue of the State of Mississippi. 

(c) "Debtor" means any individual owing overdue support for a child as defined by federal regulations. 

(d) "Debt" means any overdue support for a child as defined by federal regulations. 

(e) "Refund" means the Mississippi income tax refund which the commission determines to be due any individual taxpayer. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1985, ch. 364, § 2; Laws, 1989, ch. 470, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 492, § 46, eff from and after July 1, 2010.